Railroad-track.



E. A. BUELL,

RAILROD TRACK. APPLICATION HL2 1330.5, 1906.

Patented June 15,1909,

- 1 /NvE/vro 'EDWARD' A Busi-L1.

ATToH/,wfrsy Parlant ARD A. BUELL, OF' NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

RAILRoAD-TRACK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, 'llowano LnxANinia BUELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful vimprovements in Railroad-l`1acks, of which the following' is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in railroad tracks, particularly in the ties and the cushioning and fastening devices; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and'combinati ns of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure l is a perspective view of a section of track embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on about the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4t is a section on about the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View of the cap for the cushion block. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the cushion block. Fig. 7 shows the block with its cap or plate. Fig. 8 is a detail Aview partly broken awayy of the rail holding-bar, and Fig. 9 is a cross-section of the cushion block showing the sectional construction thereof. y

By my invention I provide a tie A of concrete in which is embedded a bar or bars B extending longitudinally of the tie and preferably two in number arranged as indicated in dotted lines Figs. 2 and 3 between the rails C and having at their ends upwardly projecting lugs B and B2 which extend up above the upper surface of the tie A and lying on opposite sides of the rails C, prevent the lateral movements of said rails in either direction, thus reventing the spreading of the rails7 as wil be understood from Figs. l, 2 and 3 of the drawing. I also provide rail fastening blocks D Aand bolts D for securing the same, said bolts extending vertically through the concrete tie and through the rail fastening blocks Dashown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing.

In thisclass of ties, it is quite important to cushion the rails and in doing this I seek to provide means whereby the cushioning medium may be prevented from spreading and be retained so that as the cushion is retained or confined its entire cushioning effect may be produced upon the railI and in addition to thus securing a better cushioning Specification of Letters Patent. Application ledfDece'mber 5, 1906.

Patented `timev tti, i909?. serial No. 346,386. i

effect lifprovide a construction which. will be more lasting and durable as is ofutmost importance. 'lo this end l employ cushion block E which may be of wood or other suitable material and which may be made in upper and lower sections, as shown in Figs. G and 9 or may if desired be made in one section as shown in Fig. 7. rlthese cushion blocks are placed in recesses or pockets a formed "in the u per surface of the tie El. and preferably ofpa width equal to the width of the rail base C and of a length less than the width of the tie, see Fig. 4, so that the block E will be retained on all four sides within the cavity or recess c to which it is fitted, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing. To prevent any spreading of the block at its upper end I provide on said end a metallic cap plate F which rests upon the upper side of the cushion block,.iits within the upper end of the mouth of the recess er pocket and projects above the surfaceo'f the tie to form a seat for the rail C. The block is of a height to terminate about three-quarters of an inch below the upper face of the tie, and the plate F is preferably about one inch thick so it will extend above the face of the tie to support the .rail clear of the concrete and in case the block should be compressed to too' great an extent -at any time. the steel or other metal plate may be lit'ted and a small `piece of iron or other lilling be inserted beneath it asshown at G in Fig. i) of the drawing.

By the described construction it will be noticed that the cushioning block of wood' is confined in the recess and the metal cap which contines the cushion in the recess projects into said recess so that no portion of the cushion block is exposed and the elasticI7 ity of the block is wholly available or fully utilized.

lt may be preferred in some instances to make `the cushion block in upper and lower` sections as shown in Figs. 6 and so that should either section require to be replaced il can be done without inserting an entirely new one.

As before suggested the width of the recess and of the cushion block is equal to the width of the rail base.

As will be understood from Figs. 2 and 4 the upwardly projecting lugs of the securing bars B are arranged at the opposite ends of the recesses a for the cushion blocks and the of said bars extend the Arecesses und reinforce -the end walls thereof, as will be intermediate portions Y) along the opposite ends of understood from F 2, 3 and ll.

By the described noticed l provide hearing is entirely messed or confined. is important as by tining the cushion all the elasticity is available and may be elasticity inthe cushion block. 'i claims l. The combination substantially as herein described of the concrete tie having embed ded therein the longitudinally extending ends with nrojeeting lugs esi/ending abovethe tie and adapted to rest on opposite sides of the rail base end' provided curing bars provided att-heir upwardly the face o between the securing bars with recessesor pockets of a width equal to 'the Width o the l rail base', means for securing the rails .to sai the' recesses, and cap plates fitting within upper ends sides of the the tie, cushion blocks fitting in of the recesses upon the upper cushion hlnclrs and progeeting; above construction it will be a concrete tie in which the cushion arranged directly below the rai This entirely messing or conutilized7 tnus securing the desired cushioning effect without r., ny loss of Se the senese ruils,/si1l1stnntially as set forth. 2. A cont-rete tie having recesses or pook ets in its upper face and cushion blocks therein and composed of up er and lower sections, 'and having rail ho ding bars extending longitudinally within the tie and having at their ends upwardly pro'ecting lugsy to lap along the opposite sides o a rail base with portions of the holding bars intermediate the lugs at each end extending along theo posite ends of the cushion blocks, substantially as set forth. l y

3. A concrete tie provided in its upper face with recesses and having rail holding bars extending past the opposite en recesses and rovided at the inner and outer sides of sai recesses with upwardlywprojecting lugs to project along the opposite sides of the rail base, cushion blocks in said recesses, and cap,plates fittingat their lower sides in the endsoi` the recesses and projecting at their upper faces above the upper aces of the tie, substantially as set forth.

EDWARD A. BUELL.

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ds of the upper tuve of the tie to form seats for the 

